Overview
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said 549 Russian weapons systems used in the October 5–6 attack contained 102,785 foreign‑made components.
- He cited parts originating from companies in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan and the Netherlands.
- Ukraine’s analysis identified converters, sensors and microcomputers, with electrical connectors said to come from Germany, UAV microcontrollers from Switzerland and flight‑control microcomputers from the UK.
- Zelensky said many critical components from Europe and the United States still reach Russia and that Moscow buys parts and machinery from South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan.
- Kyiv is preparing new sanctions on manufacturers and has proposed measures to restrict supply chains following a combined Russian assault of nearly 500 drones and more than 50 rockets that caused deaths and power outages.